Mort Künstler: A Legacy in Art, A Life Well Lived
THE NEW YORK NATIVE WENT FROM ILLUSTRATING ACTION-PACKED SCENES FOR ADVENTURE MAGAZINES TO BECOMING ONE OF THE MOST RESPECTED ARTISTS OF AMERICAN HISTORY
Kevin Von Erich Isn’t Wrestling With History
THE LAST SURVIVING SON OF A LEGENDARY FAMILY OF PRO WRESTLERS EXPLAINS WHY HE’S PARTING WITH A CAREER’S WORTH OF MEMORIES
A Specialist’s Look Inside the Dan Kennedy Collection of Fine Minerals
HERITAGE’S NIC VALENZUELA SHARES HIS PICKS FROM THE 200-PLUS LOTS THAT MAKE UP HERITAGE’S MARCH 8 AUCTION OF NATURAL ART
Good Grief! The ‘Peanuts’ Gang Is 75.
FOR FANS OF CHARLIE BROWN, SNOOPY AND THE REST OF THEIR PALS, HAPPINESS IS CHARLES SCHULZ’S BELOVED COMIC STRIP AND THE BOOKS, SPECIALS AND PRODUCTS IT INSPIRED
Build Your Own 1961 Roger Maris
HERITAGE’S WINTER PLATINUM NIGHT SPORTS AUCTION IS A ONE-STOP SHOP FOR HISTORIC ITEMS FROM THE NEW YORK YANKEE’S RECORD-BREAKING HOME RUN SEASON
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The Track Jacket That Made a Statement at the 1968 Olympics
FIFTY-SEVEN YEARS AFTER JOHN CARLOS’ LEGENDARY BLACK POWER SALUTE, HIS JACKET FROM THE MEXICO CITY GAMES HAS FINALLY MADE ITS WAY HOME (AND TO AUCTION)
Supreme’s X Factor
THE SKATE BRAND FUSES HIGH AND LOW IN ITS ICONIC SERIES OF COLLABORATIONS WITH THE WORLD’S MOST FAMOUS – AND TRANSGRESSIVE – ARTISTS

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Video Games
PlayStation Console VGA 90 NM+/MT Qualified [First Production, SCPH-1000], PS1 Sony 1994 JPN
Auction: February 21-22
U.S. Coins
There was little commercial demand for nickels in the national economy in 1880 as many small-denomination silver coins that had been hoarded during the Civil War era were returned to circulation when the Mint began accepting paper money at par again in 1879. Accordingly, only 16,000 Shield nickels were struck at the Philadelphia Mint that year, and the 1880 is the rarest business-strike issue of the popular series. Mint State examples like the present coin are especially elusive.
1880 Shield Nickel, MS65
Auction: February 27-March 2
Illustration Art

English-born artist Bernhard Gillam arrived in America in 1866 and in 1881 joined the staff of Puck, where he produced influential cartoons on American politics. This original work, published in the August 8, 1883, issue of Puck, starkly illustrates the centuries-old conflict between the interests of the moneyed and laboring classes. The prosperous capitalist sports a mason’s trowel and fancy dress while the working man ascends the ladder of “Poverty” to bring him his bags of gold.
Bernhard Gillam A Fair Division of Labor-But Not a Fair Division of Its Benefits, Puck magazine interior, 1883
Auction: February 26